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Abstract: Automatic vehicle identification via its license plate is proven to be a valuable solution for smart transportation and smart city applications. The most recent studies explore the ...

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This was one wild year for music — as the late, great Ozzy would say, it was a crazy train. In 2025, you never knew where your next favorite song was coming from. Some of the year’s best songs were ...

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